I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to section 123d.
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the text of an amendment
to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense
Purposes of July 3, 1958, as amended, and my written approval,
authori-zation, and determination concerning the agreement. The joint
unclassified letter submitted to me by the Secretaries of Energy and
Defense that provides a summary position on the Amendment is also
enclosed.

The Amendment extends for 10 years (until December 31, 2014)
provisions that permit the transfer of nonnuclear parts, source,
byproduct, special nuclear materials, and other material and technology
for nuclear weapons and military reactors, and revises text,
principally in the Security Annex, to be consistent with current
policies and practices relating to personnel and physical security.

In my judgment, the proposed Amendment meets all statutory
requirements. The United Kingdom intends to continue to maintain
viable nuclear forces. In light of our previous close coopera-tion and
the fact that the United Kingdom has committed its nuclear forces to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, I have concluded that it is in
our interest to continue to assist them in main-taining a credible
nuclear force.

I have approved the Amendment, authorized its execution, and urge
that the Congress give it favorable consideration.